Three Patches from Microsoft Next Week

Two of the updates will address security flaws in Windows, while the third patch will deal with Office. Each patch may address multiple vulnerabilities, but the total number of patches expected next week is far less than the past few months, which saw near record numbers of security updates from Microsoft.

The company also said it expects to issue several non-security "high-priority" updates via Microsoft Update and Windows Update, but it didn't offer any more information on what those updates would address.

Security Fix will have more information on the patches soon after they are released next Tuesday afternoon.

My friends sometimes tell me that I have a nasty, suspicious mind. Maybe that's true, but I would be careful not to download or apply these unspecified "high-priority" updates until I knew what they were. Of course I trust Microsoft -- about as far as I could throw a piano.

Install only what you feel comfortable with, at least "critical" updates. But, let's not bash Microsoft here for releasing patches regardless of what rating they are or what they patch! I'm tired of the double standard when it comes to Microsoft versus other vendors, or god forbid, your precious open source!

Everyone -- Not sure what your gripe is exactly. The date and time stamp are posted on every blog post. In the regular posts (non-comments version) the date and time stamp is at the top of the blog post. In the comments version of each post, the date and time stamp gets bumped to the bottom. For example, in the case of this post, the date and time stamp is: